Monday, September 28, 2015

The Spanish Navy ro-ro transport ship ESPS Martin Posadillo (A 04) has sailed into Valletta (the Grand Harbour) this morning on a courtesy visit. The Spanish transport ship is currently berthing alongside at Sawmill wharf, in the French creek, and she's expected to sail from Malta on Friday, Oct. 2nd. (28-Sep-2015)

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The Irish Naval Service Roisin-class patrol vessel LE Niamh (P 52) has sailed into Valletta Port (the Grand Harbour) this morning on a courtesy visit. This is her third visit in Valletta Port this year

LE Niamh is currently deployed in the Mediterranean Sea as part of European Union's Joint-Operation Triton.

The Irish patrol vessel is presently berthing alongside at Boiler wharf and she's expected to sail from Malta in the coming days after a brief stay. (22-Sep-2015)

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Swiss and Polish aerobatic teams and Royal Navy's Black Cats will be
taking part in this year's Malta International Airshow on Sep. 26th and 27th. The Malta Aviation Society, which organises the show, said 12
countries and NATO will be represented in this year's edition - the
23rd. The PC-7 Swiss Air Force team, and the Orlik team from the Polish Air
Force enjoy an excellent reputation amongvisitors to airshows. A Belgian Air Force F-16 will also be making aerobatic displays.J. Ciliberti, President of the Malta Aviation Society, said the
popular Malta International Airshow compared very well with other
European displays. “We are looking forward to host some of the best pilots and
engineering teams within the aviation sector. Those attending the event
will also note that the static display is quite rich, with various
interesting aircraft which the public can view and photography from
close range." Among the displayed aircraft will be RAF Typhoon fighters.The airshow is being supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Malta Tourism Authority, Malta Air Traffic Services, Armed Forces of Malta, Malta International Airport, the Police and Civil Protection Department.The show times are between 10am and 5.30pm on both days. Tickets cost
are adults: Saturday: €10 for prepaid tickets and €13 at the airshow
gate. Sunday: €13 for prepaid tickets and €15 at the airshow gate.
Children under 14 enter free when accompanied by an adult. More details on participating aircraft and tickets at www.maltairshow.com(Source: timesofmalta.com, 19-Sep-2015)

Friday, September 18, 2015

An Air Malta A320-200 (9H-AEK), performing flight KM-329 (on Sep. 17th) from Frankfurt (Germany) to Malta International Airport (Malta) with scheduled time of arrival 2225LT, had to divert to Rome-Fiumicino (Italy) due to sick passenger on board. The flight continued to Malta IAP, landing at 0010LT. (18-Sep-2015)

Friday, September 11, 2015

An Emirates Boeing B777-200LR (A6-EWC), performing flight EK-753 from Dubai (U.A.E.) to Casablanca (Morocco), had to divert to Malta International Airport this evening (around 1830lt) due to a medical emergency on board. The B77L continued with its flight to Casablanca after 1.5 hours on the ground. (10-Sep-2015)

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

A Ryanair B737-700 (EI-ENS), performing flight FR-3475 from Malta International Airport (Malta) to Eindhoven (Netherlands), had to turn back to Malta IAP this morning after three passengers, who had check-in on the flight, had mistakenly boarded a bus which was taking passengers to an Air Malta flight
bound for Duesseldorf. (9-Sep-2015)

Saturday, September 5, 2015

During Malta’s busiest summer month, Malta International
Airport welcomed over 18,500 passengers on average every day last August.
Traffic reached an all–time high for the month with 585,218 passenger
movements. On average this equates to an additional 1,000 passengers going
through our terminal every day.

August traffic registered a
6.1% increase over 2014. The average load factor which measures the number of
filled seats on every flight, is also on the rise reaching 87% last month
compared to 86.5% in August 2014. A significant increase was also noted in the
number of aircraft movements and the seat capacity being deployed to Malta
IAP, which grew by 7.6% and 5.6% respectively.

Italian routes keep
registering a steady growth in passengers, with an 11.9% increase over last
year due to growth on the Catania, Linate, and Rome routes. This cements Italy
as the second most popular destination after the UK, which holds its position
as the airport’s top market. UK passenger numbers were up by 6.1% in August -
achieved through increased capacity along five British routes.

Germany and France registered
a marginal drop in passenger numbers, decreasing by 1.5% and 0.4% respectively.
Germany’s decrease is attributed to fewer flights bound for Munich. Despite
increased traffic on the Madrid and Barcelona routes, the Spanish market also
dropped by 7.1%, due to the lost capacity from Seville.

In August, the maximum
take-off weight (MTOW) increased by 4.8%, while cargo and mail decreased by
4.3%.

Malta IAP hosted 3,120,840 passengers this year up until the Aug. 31st, a 6.8% increase
in traffic over 2014. Aircraft movements grew by 5% while seat capacity
increased by 4.1%. Meanwhile, the seat load factor has also increased considerably
reaching 80.7% compared to 78.7% last year. (Source: maltairport.com, 4-Sep-2015)